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Train to Dusseldorf, fly to Minsk • 7h 52m
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Fly Cologne Bonn to Vilnius, bus • 10h 39m
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Minsk • 6h 6m
Train, bus • 23h 59m
Train • 27h 37m
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The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Minsk is to fly and bus which costs €40 - €200 and takes 10h 39m.
The quickest way to get from Cologne to Minsk is to train and fly which costs €130 - €750 and takes 6h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Minsk. However, there are services departing from Köln Deutz Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Minsk Pas via Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, Wien Hbf, Breclav and Brest C. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 37m.
The distance between Cologne and Minsk is 1431 km. The road distance is 1642.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Minsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 59m and costs €120 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Cologne to Minsk, including transfers.
Cologne to Minsk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Köln Deutz Messe/Deutz Bf station.
There is no direct flight from Dusseldorf Airport to Minsk Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 10m and has one stopover.
Minsk is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:40 PM in Cologne and 12:40 AM in Minsk.
Cologne to Minsk train services, operated by Belorussian Railways (BŽD), arrive at Minsk Pas station.
- Distance: 1431 km
- Duration: 7h 52m
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Minsk, Belarus?
You can take a train from Cologne to Minsk via Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, Wien Hbf, Breclav, and Brest C in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Minsk via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from Frankfurt to Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $320
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Minsk via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Frankfurt to Minsk via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $320
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Berlin Brandenburg Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $290
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn to Vilnius via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $850
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $15
- Website
- National Express Rail
- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Abellio
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Köln Deutz Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Köln Hbf to S Ostkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Abellio NRW
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- $40 - $60
- Comfort
- $55 - $70
- Premium
- $55 - $80
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19 - $45
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- $19 - $27
- 1st Class
- $30 - $45
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- $60 - $90
- 1st Class
- $95 - $140
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18 - $27
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Breclav to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $50
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
- Phone
- (+375 17) 225 44 77
- Website
- rw.by
Train from Brest C to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $18
- Website
- Belorussian Railways
- Book at
- Belorussian Railways
- 2nd Class (platzkart)
- $5 - $10
- 1st Class (Coupe)
- $8 - $18
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 375-648-29-39
- sheddi.by@mail.ru
- Website
- sheddi.by
Bus from Vilnius Airport to Kamennaya Gorka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $9
- Schedules at
- sheddi.by
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Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Minsk is 1643 km. It takes approximately 15h 1m to drive from Cologne to Minsk.
LOT and Lufthansa offer flights from Dusseldorf Airport to Minsk Airport.
There are 69+ hotels available in Minsk. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cologne Bonn Airport is to train which takes 12 min and costs €3 - €6.